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IDLE MOMENTS.
BY MRS. L. @. sNfYrHE-

BY MRS. l.. @. sAfYTHE.
10 NY honored friend, S Y Topper.
Idle moments, idle moments
1t is said Will make us sad,
All! my friend, these idle moments
Are oft the sweetest we have had.
Pleasant moments idly drifting,
Somewhere down life's summer
sea,
So full of bright and happy dream
ing
Areswert, my friend, 50 sweet to
me.
Busy moments, full Of toiliug,
Tired ways that lead through life,
Eager grasping, vainly, vainly no.
ping
Years of pain and careless strife.
And the brain is hot from throb,
bing,
And the heart grows cold with
pain,
So it is the idle moments
I'M
That doth light our soul again.
Busy moments bring the harvest,
Busy moments oft are best,
Yet the idle ones doth solaee,
Hidden grief within our breast,
Just a moment from the striving.
Just a rest along the road,
There the burdens lifted gently,
And lighter seems the heavy load.
Just a moment from the battle.
Quite apart from noise aud din,
There we press us bravely onward,
Cheered by peace that glOws With
in.
So we need these little moments,
For they give us hope and rest.
God in heaven help us ever,
Till the clods lie on our breast,
For our staff oft seemeth broken,
Ere the journey quite is done,
Ere We pass away to glory,
To the land beyond the sun.
So we'll prize these idle moments,
Little sunbeams, every one,
For they make the heart grow
firmer,
And the goal is bravely won.
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fell as If he llad been shot, d man.
kled, bleeding mass. and was aeon
dead. 9a .N HI
sThe bull had NO sooner left the
dead bear than, the, eagles and
wolves we're screecbing snarling,
and fighting on the carcass. The
ball had not been dead Eve min.
utes when a flock Of vultures drop
ped down in their mysterious way
upon his body, When I climbed
out Of the tree to leave the scene
Of that terrific combat the herd IL
cattle had Disappeared On the pIaln
and two great skeletons were ail
that marked the field Of cunfEet
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In addition to emptying fifty
five jails, Prohibition 10 Iowa has
SO diminished crime that for the
first time in the history Of the State
the penitentiary at Fort Madison
is without a sufficient number ot
convicts to enable the authorities
to fill contracts made upon the bas-
is of the usual supply. 1t may be
said, also, that every State where
prohibition has had anything ike
a fair trial, the business Of the
criminal courts has been greatly
decreased.
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A Nautical Comedy of Two.
Boston Transcript

Dostoh transcript.
And what are you doing now
Charley Only hugging the
shore Carrie. Charley, (she look.
ed at him in a far.way manner),
Charley. | wish 1 was ashore.
Why Carrie, dear, you are not i'll.
are you? he exclaimed in a tone Of
alarm. Then he looked at her
again, and thought he discovered i
ghost of a twinkle in her down cast
eyes and the simmer of a smile
playing around the corners Of her
mouth. He looked once more; he
was sure of it. The next moment
Charley vas enacting the part Of
the yacht and Carrie was inperson.
ating the shore.
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CITY GOVERNMENT

Mayor VIM. Kaiglrr,
Ouncilmen w q Kendrick, W
J heMham, G Deubler, j A
orsley, T r Hannah.
Cicrk-J L james.
Treasurer--F w Clark.
arshall-L A Hatcher.
Deputy Marshall-John B Roberts
Street Overseer-Nick Kenney.
Council meets first Monday night
each month,
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Liver, Blood, and Lungs.

IF YOU feel dull, drowsy debilitated, have
gu 80 or body. frequent headache or dizzi-
me- ness, bad taste in mouth, internal heat or
n5iiis. alternating with hot tlUshes, low spirits
and gloomy forebodings, Irregular .appeetlte,
9nd Coated tongue. you are suffering from
TTimnuasgestiOn, Dyspepsia, and Torpid
Liver, or "Esiii businesses In many
eases only part of these symptoms are expe-
ricnced. As a remedy for an sucn e5f;es,
cOyery is unsurpassed. ... -
For weak Lungs, splitting or
BLOOD, ShOrtncss OF Breath, hron,
nS,if;s. Asthma, severe Coughs, and
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SOLD ny DRUGGIsTs, at $1.OO, or SAA
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hook ON Consumption. Address,
yyVorsd,s Dispensary Medical Asso-
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Advertising Rates Moderate,
wv .assFzraiSassl.,
GENERAL ri, DIRECTORY.
CHURCHES.

Preaching at Baptist church 1st
and Bird Sabbath in each month.
Morning Services at 1O:45 A NJ
Evening Services at 6:45 P M
Sabbath School at =. A NJ
PRAYER meeting every Wednes-
lay night.
REV. B w DAVIS, Pastor.
Preaching at Methodist church
1t, 2nd and 4th Sabbath in each
aonth.
Sabbath School at, 8. AM
corning Services at, II AM
Evening Services at, JPN
Prayer Meeting every Thursday
Rev. F A BRANCH, Pastor.
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nxr YEAR. Sl.00
m All papers stopped at expir-
.t;oo Of tire paid for, unless in
,,es where parties are known to be
,,,Donsible and they desire cons
iinuance.
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TERRELL COUNCIL, NO sol,

HRoya' Archanum Chas Deubler,
S%gene I r Hannah, Secretary
meets LIST and 3rd Friday night in
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COUNTY OFFICERS.

VI iSGRo'
Ordinary-H s Bell
Clerk Superior Court-J c F Clark
Sheriff. G Marshall
Tax Receiver. C NJ Harris
lax Collector H Crouch
Treasurer d Laing
surveyor-J L Waller
COroner-John Daniel
County Farm Supt.-W H Cams
hage
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MASONIC.
W / Sehley Lodge, No 229 F A
n NJ J M Simmons, w M; H S
P %' Secretary; T R Hannah,
:. ';"a'urer. Meets 3rd Saturday
night in each month.
FRENCH RA CHAPTER, NO 40.
p. L believer, III P
ENG; W D Murray, Scribe; ] G
~. Olark, Secretary. Meets 2nd
s-soraaynight in each month.
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. LEGION OF HON0R-

Leel Council. No 1850 l.
hze, Commander; j G Dean, Sec
,,try; Mrs. Z L Mize, Treasurer;
Meet End and 4th Monday night
IN each month.
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KNIGHTS OF HONOR
G, dawson Lodge, No 1851 M
SIMMONS Dictator; I'll S Bell, Re-
Softor; I r Hannah, Financial
~ MseDrter; a ] Baldwin, Treasurer.
!; meets End and 4th Friday night
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Roberts g Marshall, PRopsrs.
she %gge15s
o,,hl;sbed Every Wedn's Morning

.--s-s a ~ n fl1.y be found on Gle a Tse9.
T1Ik PNSEE =. Rowpll e Cos Newspaper
nIa,xsi.nr Bureau 90 SprhceS st. }, whore adver-
AdVeflissttss a,ts may be riadefor 1t in GewYork.
The Portland daily press., 1887-01-12
PRICE THREE CENTS.

Fund in bonds Of the United States or Of
any Of the New England States.
The Treasurer Of Massachusetts, Is author
lied 10 invest In securities Of the Common
wealth, in the notes or bonds OF the several
counties, cities and towns thereof, or In the
scrip or bonds OF the several New England
States, Of the State of New York, or Of the
United States, except In cases where the
municipal Indebtedness exceeds hye per
cent; OF the valuation.
While the present limited authority for
investing the Income Of this fund has been
eminently safe, believe that In the present
condition Of the money market Il would be
urer, in addition 10 the securities which he
Is now authorized TO purchase, 10 invest the
aceumulatiOns Of the Sinking Fund In the
notes or bonds Of the several counties, cities
and towns in New England whose net in
debtedness does not exceed five per cent OF
the last preceding valuation for the assess
ment Of taxes, and would express the hope
that additional legislation may be had to ac-
complish this result"
BOUNTY LOAN FOR s475,Oo0 FULLY LIQ-
UIDATED.
The payment by the treasurer Of $4,000,
the last installment Of this debt, closes the
account with the above named loan.
SUITS AT Law.
The suit against the Grand Trunk Railway
Company Of Canada, brought by Attorney
General Cleaves in 1882, 10 recover the
amount Of State taxes then due from that
corporation, Is still pending in the United
States Circuit Court at Portland.
The suit against the Knox Il Lincoln Rail-
road Company, commenced In 1884 TO recover
a tax levied by the Governor and Council
under the statute Of 1881, which at the close
Of the year 1885 was pending in the Supreme
Judicial Court, has been decided adversely TO
the State. The court held that the peculiar
language Of the charter expressly exempted
the defendant company from taxation.
TAXES AGAINST BANGOR & PIscATAQUIs
RAILROAD.
The question whether proceedings should
be commenced to enforce payment Of these
taxes, which amounted In all to 1,373.02,
awaited the result Of the suit against the
Knox u Lincoln Company. On receipt OF
the decision IN that case the Attorney Gen.
eral rendered the opinion that taxes against
the Bangor q Piscataquis company could not
be collected. as the charter Of the latter COM
pany contains In substantially Identical
terms the same exemption as appears In the
charter Of the Knox Il Lincoln company
Subsequently, under an order Of the Gov
ernOI and Council these taxes were abated.
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Tho old FalIacy that Life Is Grow
--,----lnR Harder plsproNed.

'The rich are getting ssiisshsss.aiid the poor
are getting poorer" This declaration has
been so frequently made in the past twenty
years, even by persons who can not iustly
be termed either socialists or demagogues,
that, in the minds Of great majority Of the
people. 1t has aquired all the force Of an AZ
ION. Its TRUTH indeed, has been challenged.
but rarely has this been done by persons who
have presented evidence which has been at
all convincing. The point has often been
made that, while few individual fortunes ex-
eeeded 81, 100000 twenty OF twenty-five years
ago in the United States, fortunes Of 2o,0o0.-
900 or S30,0O0,000 are not uncommon now, and
that this great gain In the volume Of single
aceumilatiOns has been eoincident with an
increase In the number of eleemOsynary in
stitutions and the sum total expended for the
support OF paupers. These propositions.
whose validity Is not disputed constitute
the principal ground for the theory that pow
erty is extending among the masses Of the
people.
A book has just been issued by the Gov
ernment which contains figures throwing
good deal Of light on the question Of poverty
among the people. This book is one Of the
volumes constituting the report Of the Tenth
Census. II gives the prices Of the necessa-
ries Of life and the rates Of wages paid, and
days work, In some Of the leading indus
tries for many years, ending In 1880. The
following table shows the percentage
of the whole number Of workers who, In
1880 and 1880, were employed for designated
number Of hours per day:
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Just 81 vote for a majority of the House.
Ex-Speaker Armstrong announced that this
quorum had Just organized the House by the
election of DR.. VIM. NJ. Baird, (Dem.) Of
Warren as Speaker.
Joseph Atkinson, Democrat, OF Essex,
Clerk.
j. Herbert Potts, Republican, of Hudson,
Reading Clerk.
Terrence ]. Mcdonald, Ind DEM, Ser
geant-
Thereupon Dr. Baird proceeded to take
the chair. Assemblyman McDermltt, (Dem.)
however, moved that Assemblyman Beck
with of Atlantic, be temporary chairman.
The combination opposed this, but Mr. Beck
with attempted to take the chair. Ia the
midst of q struggle for the gayel ex-Speaker
Armstrong moved for adjournment till to-
morrow and the motion prevailed. The ex-
citement of the earlier part OF the day was
nothing compared to that which attended the
elimination of the days fight. One effect Is
to c0mplicate the Senatorial situation worse
than ever. Democrats confess that after the
exhibition in their own ranks they can pre-
diet nothing as to the vote for Senator.
Warrants were issued tonight for the ar
rest of the policemen who assisted this af-
ternoon in clearing the Assembly Chamber.
The complaint was sworn to by Sergeant-at-
Arms Mcdonald, and intended to bring up
the settlement of the question whether Gov
ern0r Abbott had right to order the police,
as it is alleged he did, to interfere with mem
bers. In caucus tonight it is said the Demo-
Gratis decided to abandsn their purpose of
contesting the Assembly organization effect
ed this afternoon.
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THE POLITICAL SQUABBLE IN
NEW JERSEY.
An Exciting Scene at the state Cap
ItaI Yesterday.

TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 1.-THE Republican
members of the State Senate today held a
caucus and selected officers to be chosen
when the organization is agreed upon. The
Democratic members made honorary nomi
nations. The Democratic assemblymen held
a caucus and nominated Houdspith of
Hudson for speaker. Melyerton, a defeated
candidate, for the place. and three others
Immediately bolted and recess was taken.
An attempt at reconciliation was unsuccess-
full. When the time fixed for organization
arrived the Democrats were still in caucus.
The Republican Senators met and decided
not to organize till o'clock tomorrow.
Finally the Assembly doors were thrown
open, and in an instant the galleries were
filled, and Republican members fiocked upon
the floor. Clerk Samual Toombs of The last
Assembly and Sergeant-at-Arms Colfax, Re-
publicans, took up their positions. The
Democratic assemblymen declared their pri-
vaey had been violated before the caucus
was over. Speaker Armstrong, however,
speaking for the Republicans declined to
House had passed and their lplaces were in
the Chamber.
An angry debate followed and some one
sent to the police station for aid.
Sergeant Sweeney and three officers re-
sponded.
Chairman Beckwith Of the Democratic
caucus then ordered the Republicans to leave,
They seemed reluctant to do so, and he then
directed the police to put out ex-Clerk
Toombs and ex-Sergeant,at-Arms Colfax.
The policemen laid hold of these ex-officials
and forcibly pushed them out the main door.
During this scene the excitement was in
tense. The Republican assemblymen retir-
ed into the Speakers room and the galleries
being cleared the Democratic caucus pro-
ceeded.
discussion ran high. Suddenly the galleries
were again opened anu ha shS Renunir en"Hu DroRe In
blymen gained admittance from the Speak
er's room, and with them were the two labor
men Carroll and Donohue, together with
Messrs. Wolverton, Baird and Arnwine
three Of the Democratic eolters. This made
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This indicates that there has been a mar
ked decrease In the number Of hours Of labor
constituting days work In the past half
century For example, ffty years ago over
10 per cent Of the working people were com
PEELED 10 toll from thirteen to fourteen hours
a day, while In 1880 only a little over per
cent worked so long. And during all that
period the rate Of wages has been increasing.
The average pay In 1880 was 20 per cent
create rthan 1t was in 1860, and 40 per cent
greater than In 1850. Moreover. while hours
Of labor were leSsening and wages expanding,
the prices Of the necessaries Of life remained
substantially unchanged. These facts. 1t
should be remembered, are not Gifted by the
census authorities for the bearing which they
may have on any theories Of political OF soel-
al economy. They are simply the results OF
an exhaustive inquiry into the conditions Of
existence among the working classes during
the past few decades, carried out with the
sole desire Of eliciting the truth. Their cor
Iectness Is as little open to question as Is the
Importance Of the light which they throw on
the most absorbing social problem OF the
time; They indicate that the poor are grow
Statistics which have for years been avail
able to all seeking reliable information on
the subject show that the masses OF the pe0-
pie to-day enjoy comforts which were with
In the reach OF the wealthy classes alone half
a century ago. Other statistics equally un-
impeachable prove, by the increase in the de-
posits In savings banks and In the number Of
individual owners Of houses and small farms.
that fair share OF the wealth which has
been growing in much greater ratio than
population in this country for several decades
past Is going into the hands OF the artisans,
factory operatives and agricultural laborers.
Larger fortunes are now held by indiyid-
uals than were held few years ago. This Is
result Of the growth In associated enterprise
which has increased aud eheapened produc-
tion, lowered the price Of all commodities
and advanced the comforts, convenience and
happiness Of all classes Of people. The ex-
pansiOn in the cost OF pauperism TO the state
and to society Is due not TO an increase In the
relative number who require aid, but to the
growth in the spirit Of brotherhood and hui
manity which the nations advancement In
wealth and prosperity has brought about.
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SUBURBAN NEWS.
DEERINa.


The Woodford's Library Association will
hold its annual meeting for choice Of officers
and other important business In the library
room. Lewis Hall, on Wednesday, Jan. ~,
at A o'clock p. m. All Interested are invited.
sAcCARAPPA.
Some sixty or more citizens Of the village,
including members Of the United Order
Golden Cross Commandery, assembled at
the residence of DIR. G. w. Bailey. Monday
evening. and gave him aud bis estlmable
wife a most pleasant surprise. The men,
bers Of the Golden Cross Fraternity pre-
sented the doctor with fine office chair, and
Mrs. Bailey with a handsome willow rocker.
Mr.. Theo. N. Gangue, in behalf Of the cit
liens, presented the Doctor with an elegant
gold-headed ebony cane, with an appropriate
address. The Doctor responded In his
usual happy manner, and received the
hearty congratulations Of the company. The
evening was spent In social greetings and
music, and closed with an excellent COLA
tlon. On parting the company sang SHOULD
old acquaintance be forgot" &c.
There Is a prospect Of a large number Of
new houses being built next season
Messrs. w. w. Cutler. George McCubrey
gOtiating for, land in the vicinity Of Pleas
ant street for house lots. These and other
residents of the village win erect dwellings
thereon early in the spring.
Mr. Lane, Of the firm of Mcclellan Il Lane,
eontemplates purchasing real estate In Flor
ida where he will locate in the winter season
/ owing 10 feeble health.
The receipts for the sale Of passenger tick
cts at the Union depot, Cumberland Mills,
for the month Of December amounted 10
| upwards Of $500. The receipts on freight
were S4,5OO.
The officers Of Cummings Encampment,
/ /. O. o. f., were installed last evening by ID.
ID. q. r., Charles II. French Of Portland.
X.
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XLIXth CONGRESS- SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.
-
WASHINGTON. Jan.

WASHINGTON, Jan. H.
Mr.. Cameron, from the committee ON mill
tary affairs, reported bill for the relief of
telegraph operators during the war. Calen-
dared.
Mrs Mitchell of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on pensions reported back the
Senate bill to equaliZe pensions paid to SOL
diers and sailors who became totally disa-
bled. Calendered.
The Senate at two O'Clock resumed consd-
Grafton of the interstate commerce bill and
was addressed by Mr.. Coke in favor of the
conference report Senators Coke, Harris,
and Salisbury spoke in favor of the bill and
Senator Aldrich opposed 1t.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Bragg of Wisconsin, the
Senate amendments were concurred in to the
bill providing for a school of instruction for
cavalry and light artillery
Mr.. Willis of Kentucky reported back the
river and harbor appropriation bill and it
was referred to committee of the whole.
Mr.. Oates of Alabama, from the commit
tee on revision Of the laws, reported bill to
prohibit the appointment of Congressional
committees to attend funerals at the public
expense outside the District of Columbia,
and also to prohibit the draping of public
buildings in mourning except upon the au-
thority of the President. Placed on the
calendar.
The Honse went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the bill
amendatory of the act establishing a bureau
of animal industry.
Mr. Hatch said the present law was inef-
ficient and inadequate to suppress the spread
of pleuro-pneumonia if not controlled by
the national legislation would in short time
absolutely destroy the value of the cattle
industry.
Discussion of the bill became general, and
pending further debate the committee arose
and the House adjourned at 4.45 o'clock.
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A Pleasant Annual Ride.

The operators of the Portland Telephone
Exchange last evening enjoyed their fifth an
nual sleigh ride. The party, with invited
guests, numbered so persons, and the OBJ
jective point was Browns Hall, at Cumber-
land Mills. where supper was enjoyed. in
strumental and vocal music was listened to,
and an order of twelve dances indulgedin.
The instrumental music was furnished by
Mr.. Henry Page and Mr.. Ed. Burnham, and
the latter also gave an exhibition on the big
roller skates. The party left home about
7.30 p. M, and returned at 230 this morning,
much pleased with the occasion. Fog horns
were taken along, and with these melodi-
GUS (?) instruments the natives were warned
of the approach Of the party. The success
full affair was in charge of Mr.. Lincoln, and
he conducted it to the satisfaction of all con-
pprnpd.
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ASTerrlfic Explosion.

BURLINGTON, VT, Jan. 11.-Clinton Pow
der C0mpany's factory, situated mile and a
half from Plattsburgh, n. Y, was complete
ly obliterated by an explosion which occur
red there at S.45 o'clock this morning Twelve
hundred pounds of nitro-glycerine exploded
with terrific force. Hardly any trace Of the
building can be found, and where the explo-
sive stood there is an immense excavation in
the earth. The boiler, which weighed three
tons, was found over 800 feet from the place
where it formerly stood. Owing to the fact
that the explosion was caused by fire the en-
ployes had ample time to escape to a safe
distance. The loss is $4,000, and great dam
age was caused throughout the village from
chimneys shaken down. The mill was to
have closed for the winter on Saturday.
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THE DOMINION.
Hard ExnerIenca at sea.

ST.. JOHN, N. b., Jan. 11.-Bark Lalia
from Stronghold Lough, Ireland which ar
rived here today, reports having met with a
fearful experience after leaving the Irish
Channel She was struck by gale, which
carried her to the Bay of Biscay. She was
thrown ON her beam ends, her ballast shift
ed and she lost several sails.
The crew of bark Harry Bailey, from Sid
ney, G. B., last week, which. arrived here to-
day, suffered terribly from cold and pro-
tracted stormy weather.
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As the train ON the Eastern Division Of
the Boston & Maine railroad, which leaves
Boston at o'clock, was leaving the main
line at Everett this afternoon, the rea- trucks
on the second passenger car were torn off
and remained on the main line. The car
dragged along for about 400 feet before the
train was stopped, with the rear end bump
ing along the track. The passengers were
more or less shaken up and bruised.
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MAINE.

E. P. JONES, Pvt S. O., U.